RE: Question on Magnetic Strength and Human Exposure.

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
All, See one of the following links for an article in the May issue of Conformity magazine. This article seems to answer some of the questions on magnetic fields. http://www.conformity.com/artman/publish/article_191.shtml http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/conformity/0507/index.php?startpage=48

Re: MP-3 players cause pacemakers to malfunction?

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 0ed66cd2c9bd0a459d54fb9119a605675f5...@mailserver.lecotc.com, dated Fri, 11 May 2007, Kunde, Brian brian_ku...@lecotc.com writes: The study had credibility because the kid's father was a heart doctor, but neither one is an EMC engineer. I think they had the wrong expertise involved

Re: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 000e01c793fe$cb4aed50$d600a...@tamuracorp.com, dated Fri, 11 May 2007, Brian O'Connell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: But the basis of the problem posed by the OP is the std's use of terms outside of what is taught in school. The OP wanted to know how to implement the test, and

RE: MP-3 players cause pacemakers to malfunction?

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Go to the flow chart on page 6, (just the first link I ran across) http://www.fr.com/practice/pdf/usfda.pdf And this is how manufacturers get a new product out the door substantially equivalent to a previous substantial equivalent to a previous substantial equivalent ... It takes a 17yo to

Re: IEEE EMC Chicago Mini-Symosium Tuesday, May 15

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
This Tuesday, May 15 is our annual Chicago Chapter IEEE EMC Mini-Symposium. Held at the Holiday Inn, Itasca, here is the link for the detailed information. http://.emcchicago.org or http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/chicago/ Sincerely, Frank Krozel Chairman, 2007 IEEE EMC

RE: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
As usual, Mr. Woodgate makes all good points, and it is obvious that I probably degraded the conversation to counting the number of heavenly creatures waltzing on the head of a pin. But the basis of the problem posed by the OP is the std's use of terms outside of what is taught in school. The OP

NPSS Member Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at the Holiday Inn, Marlborough MA

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
You are invited to the Northeast Product Safety Society’s 19th annual membership dinner at the Holiday Inn, Marlborough MA featuring Kent Pengelly, CSA Manager of Special Investigations, will discuss Manufacturing in Emerging Economies - Product Safety Concerns. Mr. Pengelly will provide an

Re: MP-3 players cause pacemakers to malfunction?

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Or, to re-state the title; pacemakers susceptable to interference that can cause malfunctions And why re-state the title? Recall the many recalls of pacemakers and such in recent times. Tarver, Peter peter.tar...@sanmina-sci.com wrote: This is a study, rather than an incident report. Hysteria

Re: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 000b01c793f0$145afd50$d600a...@tamuracorp.com, dated Fri, 11 May 2007, Brian O'Connell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: It can be assumed that this std is attempting 'flicker' noise, the common term for electrical 1/f noise. No, it's attempting to simulate audio programme signals.

RE: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
-Original Message- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 8:31 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6 I have some problems with this std's

Re: Regulatory Search

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Hello Don, At one time it was my responsibility to track, analyze and communicate all the product regulations affecting my company's products. At the time, we had a worldwide network of regulatory folks who were critical to making that possible. What I have learned, however, is that you can

Re: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 000501c793dd$cf153ec0$d600a...@tamuracorp.com, dated Fri, 11 May 2007, Brian O'Connell oconne...@tamuracorp.com writes: The band-pass response required by fig C.1 should be relatively simple by use of a 'window' on the frequency-domained data. I don't think that is the optimum

MP-3 players cause pacemakers to malfunction?

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
This is a study, rather than an incident report. Hysteria (like the cell phone fire a few weeks back) or reality? The occupations of parents of the study creator (especially the father) and the lead author lend credibility. That the study was performed on implanted pacemakers made me uneasy,

RE: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
The band-pass response required by fig C.1 should be relatively simple by use of a 'window' on the frequency-domained data. I have some problems with this std's concept of pink noise. The std specs a crest factor = 3, but the concept of crest factor for pink noise does not make sense because of

RE: Question on Magnetic Strength and Human Exposure.

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
We recently had an inquiry from a customer with a pacemaker who wanted to know if sitting to close to one of our speakers would affect his pacemaker so I did some research and found that strong magnetic fields can indeed impact the performance of some pacemakers. Here is a response I received

Guidelines for China RoHS EFUP

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
To Those Who are Interested in: China plans to promulgate a guideline document for the environment-friendly use period (EFUP). The guideline gives several methods for manufacturers to determine the EFUP. Annex A of the guideline recommends EFUP for certain types of products. I list below for

Re: What to use for a IEC 60065 standard signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 6b8f1229ffbdca47ba5c9712c46f18df086...@xchg.ms.msli.com, dated Thu, 10 May 2007, Chuck McDowell chu...@meyersound.com writes: I am seeking help with a recommendation on what to buy and used for the IEC 60065 Seventh edition standard audio signal (pink noise) described in 4.1.6,

Re: ISN for Conducted Emission in accordance to CISPR 22 Ed 5.2:2006

2007-05-11 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 051020072244.3314.4643A053000DEB7A0CF22200760180CECE020A900A02@comca st.net, dated Thu, 10 May 2007, neve...@comcast.net writes: I do not intend to enter into a situation in which you request that I prove everything I write, I don't think GG did that; he asked for SOME hard